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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Constantine Michael Megaridis, Oak Park, IL (US);
Jared Morrissette, Chicago, IL (US);
Patrick Carroll, Chicago, IL (US);
Ilker S. Bayer, Genoa, IT;
Jian Qin, Neenah, WI (US);
Donald E. Waldroup, Roswell, GA (US);
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A composition configured to create a superhydrophobic surface includes a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 μm; and water. The hydrophobic component is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, perfluorinated polymers, and mixtures thereof; and the cellulosic elements are micro- and nano-fibrillated cellulose. A disposable absorbent article includes a substrate having a surface, the surface including a composition including a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 μm; and water, wherein the surface exhibits a contact angle greater than 150 degrees.